The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 28, 2139
First Quarter
44.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:38 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.7%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2683
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.4° / 95.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 04m / -8.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.81° / 2.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.71° / -2.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.97° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.